When you have a great season and make a postseason run, it always ends in disappointment, unless you win the state championship. Unfortunately, that is the story for the PORTA-AC Central volleyball team whose season ended in the first round of the sectional at the hands of Illini West on Monday night at Pleasant Plains.
All three Cass County high school volleyball teams finished up their regular seasons last week and will be competing in regionals this week.
Beardstown wrapped up their season with two home matches. On Monday, the Tigers fell in a tough three set match to West Central 25-17, 19-25, 18-25. Against a talented Brown County team on Thursday in the Annual Volley for the Cure match, the Tigers treated a nice crowd to a good comeback in game two but fell in straight sets 15-25, 22-25. Beardstown, now 9-25 on the season and seeded 11th in the regional, was scheduled to take on the 5th seeded Macomb Bombers at their place on October 23 to open postseason play.
It was a great night of raising money, recognizing cancer survivors and high school volleyball last Thursday in Concord at the Annual Volley for the Cure game between Triopia-Virginia and Beardstown.
It looks like a little home cooking was just what the Beardstown High School volleyball team needed. Following a stretch where 9 out of 10 games were on the road and the Lady Tigers went just 2-8,
The PORTA-AC Central Lady Bluejay volleyball team continues to play excellent volleyball, winning tournaments over back-to-back weekends at Beardstown and Waverly. Counting a win the week before the Beardstown Tourney and two wins between the tourneys, the Lady Bluejays are riding a ten-game win streak and sit at 24-6 on the season.
Busy was an understatement for the kind of week the Triopia volleyball team had last week as the varsity team played eight games in five days. The odyssey began with a very tough three-set loss to
Three wins and two losses last week has the PORTA-AC Central volleyball team sitting pretty with a 12-5 overall record and a 4-1 mark in the Sangamo Conference. The Lady Bluejays opened the week with a 25-15, 25-16 conference win over Auburn on the road. Jayce Privia had eight kills and seven digs, Cassie Cox had three aces and four blocks, Mikaela Clary had three aces, Chloe Maltby had seven digs and Caitlyn DeFreezer had 13 assists in the win.
It was a busy week for the Triopia-Virginia high school volleyball team as the Lady Trojans picked up wins over South County and Griggsville-Perry on Tuesday and Thursday and then split four games on Saturday at the Rushville Invite.
Triopia made short work of South County winning in straight sets 25-7, 25-14. Anna Miller had five kills and Chelsea Bell and Payten Petefish each had four. The Lady Trojan Junior Varsity squad suffered their first loss of the year in a close three set decision, 25-22, 12-25, 25-22. Triopia also breezed past the Tornadoes of Griggsville-Perry, winning 25-9, 25-12. Lindy Parlier led the way with 15 service points and 17 assists. The JV won 25-14, 25-14 and are now 17-1-1 on the season.
The PORTA-AC Central volleyball team pushed their winning streak to eight games and their overall record to 9-3 with two wins last week.
On the road at Riverton last Tuesday, the Bluejays flew past the Hawks 25-12, 25-16 to win in straight sets. Carson Arthalony had seven kills and two blocks and Caitlyn DeFreezer had 13 assists and a block. Jayce Privia also had seven kills, Mikaela Clary had four aces, Chloe Maltby had 13 digs and Shae Bell handed out 11 assists in the win. At home last Thursday the Jays won two close ones over their archrivals, the Athens Warriors 25-21 and 25-19.
By Jason Brockschmidt Sports Editor The week started with a loss but ended with two wins for the Triopia-Virginia-Meredosia-Chambersburg (TVMC) Lady Trojan varsity volleyball squad,… Login to continue reading Login…